England

Research into NHS planning given boost

16 Oct 08 | 15.14 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A £5m programme that will fund research into better ways of planning and providing health services was announced on 14 October 2008 by public health minister Dawn Primarolo
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Trainers development resource

16 Oct 08 | 14.52 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A professional development framework for pharmacy staff involved in education, training and workforce development has been produced by the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association and the NHS Pharmacy Education and Development Committee
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Daily Mail slates pharmacy

16 Oct 08 | 14.34 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Another “secret shopper” investigation into the quality of clinical advice offered by pharmacy staff has criticised the service more >
Change in culture needed, says Keith Ridge

16 Oct 08 | 12.51 | England

The profession’s culture will need to change to cope with increased transparency, higher expectations and the need for more research that will come with a shift in emphasis towards quality and outcomes, says England’s chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge
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Membership services to be provided locally

16 Oct 08 | 12.45 | England Scotland Wales

Services for members of the new professional body should be provided locally, the Transitional Committee decided at its penultimate meeting this week (14 October 2008). This will be a key feature of Transcom’s proposed model for the new body
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Pharmacist Support (formerly the Benevolent Fund)

16 Oct 08 | 10.29 | England Scotland Wales

The new telephone number for Pharmacist Support (previously the Benevolent Fund) and e-mail address
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New medicines, SPC changes (18 October 2008)

16 Oct 08 | 10.16 | England Scotland Wales

New medicines: Torisel, Xarelto
SPC Changes: Aclasta, Ebixa, Dobutamine Concentrate
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Needs assessments not yet fit for contract decisions, DH warned

15 Oct 08 | 17.21 | England

Pharmaceutical needs assessments, in their current form, should not be used as the basis on which primary care trusts determine whether a contract to provide NHS services should be granted
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Chief pharmacists urged to do more for safety

15 Oct 08 | 16.53 | England

Chief pharmacists should do more to encourage pharmaceutical companies to make their products safe for use and push for change, participants at a meeting in Birmingham on safer use of intravenous medicines were told last week (9-10 October 2008)
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NHS trusts circumventing DH’s top-up restrictions

15 Oct 08 | 16.42 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Some 30 NHS trusts across the UK are getting around government restrictions that prevent patients topping up their care and which do not allow the purchase of expensive drugs that have been deemed too costly to be routinely available through the NHS
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